Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-05
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the attention Of the police is q young
man VINO sahs items to newspaper cor
respondents, and who is not by many re-
gsrded as trustworthy. His name is
withheld at the request OF the police, to
whom he told substantially the following
story: About O'Clock he went TO mail
letter, sad going to one of the desks to
address it, he noticed e msn putting the
address OF Chief Justice Waite on box
He sayg he thought nothing of 1t at the
time, and, therefore, did not observe
The msn closely to be able to identify
aim. When on the street, however, the
thought came to him that there was some
thing suspicious about it, inasmuch rs
the Caief Justice had on Wednesday de-
livered the opinion denying the writ Of
error to the condemned anarchists. He
thereupon went to the home OF the Chief
Justice and inquired of him ii he had re-
ceived d box. The Chief Justice said he
mad not, and the young man then went to
the postottice aRd ascerssined that tne
box mad been delivered at $50 o'clock.
He next informed several correspondents
Of the matter, and offered to sell them d
story about it. The correspondents de-
sired to make further investigation, and
went to the police station and told the
story to the detectives. Sergeant
Hollsnberger immediately called On
the Chief Justice, who then acknowledged
receiving tie box and gave it to tie
Sergeant. The Chief Justice said he had
received the box while at dinner and had
opened it, but without being harmed, the
wire which was to have exploded 1t hav.
ing been detached as already stated.
The sergeant took the box 70 police head
qusrters, where it is now held as evil
oence. Sergeant Holanberger said ne
had no cleI as to the sender of the box,
ana that the young man was unable t.
give any desert ption of the man whom he
had seen addressing the box.
A MONEY MAKING sCBEDE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 Henry G. H0r-
kins has made confession that the pack
age delivered to the Chief Justice last night
and supposed TO be an internal machine,
was the scheme Invented by himself and
Arthur Sperry, e reporter On g local pa
per here, for the purpose OF selling the
story TO the newspapers. Hopkins in his
confession said the phlaI which
was found IN the package
contained only ink and a very
smau quantity OF powder to burst the
phlal and alarm the person who might
open the package. SperrY is the party
who called at Chief Justices residence
last GfterrO0n and inquired whether 2
mysterious looking psckage had beer re-
cei7ed. BoLh Hopkins aud Sperry were
at oICe arrested, charged with conspiracy
to detrsud newspaper correspondents.
PETITIONS By THE BUsHEL.
CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. 4-Petilions for
the condemned anarchists come in by
mai &rd messengers. Detroit sent Que
Solid roll Of $500 names aud Grand
Ripids contributed 800 petitions. l. is
CLAIMED that neSIIy 200, 900 signatures
have GIready been secured.
WANT THEIR SENTENCES COMMUTED,
CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. 4.-August Spies,
Samuel Fleidan and Nicholas Schwab
sigDaG 3 petition this evening hU1abig
begging to Governor 80 commute their
sentences. These three OF the condemned
men are toe only ones who have not vFrJ3-
Ten letters TO the Governor that they
would not accept z communication Of the
sensGCCe, ard that al efforts ii that di
recti0n were without their sanction. The
signatures Of Fielden and Sch57ab we're
secured this morning by Captain Black
oad L. d. Oliver, who hid conference
with them. All sorts Of entrezties we're
s'1optad 30 get SPIES to sign the pc itioD.
but re resoiutelY refused to do GO, With
Li8gg, Ecgei, Fischer and Parsons. At
80 pm. the same petition was brought
to the jail by D.. Schmidt and II. L. En-
neneyer, with permission from the Sheriff
IN confer With the condemned men.
George Settling joined them later. It
was plain thai Spies had weakened since
morning. Il read the petition over sew
eral times. After 90 hours pleading Spies
said: "Wen, give ne Z pen," and W.S5 3
flourish his name vas appended below.
Tee visitors then turned their attention
to the other f0ur nep. " 0 have written
letters declining executive clemency.
Schilling talked long AID earnestly with
Parsons, but seemed TO make nc impress
to consider the topic. EGgel and sc talked
together for quite 6 time. Franz Ssauocr
paid LiHgg special Gttertion snd ocCa-
sicnGliy patted him On the back in 81 En-
c0uTsging way, but he did not reient from
ths position that he had previously taken.
It is understood there were three petit
ti0ns submitted, each differently worded
Ore wAs signed by Spies, Fielden AMI
SchWab, bat none CT them suited the
other four men. The party promised 10
call tomorrow end renew their applica-
lion. eve have won more than holt our
battle in getting tbs signature Of Spics,"
said FRANK Stauber, "and We hope TO sue
coed With the rest to-mOrFoW."
George Francis Train sent seven pack.
ages OF fruit to the doomed men to-day,
with noe attached to esch.
DEAD BONE THROWER.
PGTTsBURa, Pa, Nov. 4-Yes:erday
Thomas Ovens, al unpTeteDtious car.
penter st work on house &. Homestead,
fell from the roof OF the building and
broke his neck. Squire Cls finer was
deputiz3d to hold an inquest, and today
INSIDE the report OF his investigation
Ovens, the deceased, it appears, came TO
this city about o1e~year ago, some tgo or
'hEee days sitter the HaymaTket riot at
Chicago. Ee ar once secured work
at Homestead with J. Il. Mullett
and for the past year hes been working
steadily alongside 4 man named Piper, or
Pieifyer, also a carpenter. When O1ens
went 10 work be said he had Just come
from Cnicago; where he lad brother
living, aad seemed nervous aud starvle,t
st everything. O1e day while Pfeiff-r